Karly Mortimer

Director, Artist and Program Development

Karly is an accomplished visual artist, whose works have been on display locally and abroad. Her experience in the arts intersects with initiatives and organizations such as Calgary 2012, Untitled Art Society, and Contemporary Art Gallery of Calgary. She worked in public programs at Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity from 2013 to 2017, and during this time, launched initiatives that connected the arts to underrepresented groups such as Indigenous and new Canadian communities.

She has a BA (Psychology) and BFA (Drawing), and has studied at the Alberta College of Art and Design, the University of Calgary, the New York Studio Residency Program, and Duncan of Jordanstone in Scotland.